JDAM to Get Laser Guidance, Too:

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Banholzer also revealed at AFA’s Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando last week that Boeing is developing what he called “the Laser JDAM.” The new weapon would be equipped with a dual-mode laser and GPS signal seeker, giving the JDAM greater capability to hit targets of opportunity while retaining its GPS-aide accuracy against known targets.

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